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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Tony Hendra (screenplay) and
Ron Shelton (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 May 1996 (USA) more
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Tagline:
If you can't find the perfect contender....make one.
Plot:
When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches... more | add synopsis
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Very sharp boxing satire! more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Samuel L. Jackson ... Rev. Fred Sultan

Jeff Goldblum ... Mitchell Kane

Peter Berg ... Terry Conklin

Corbin Bernsen ... Peter Prince

Jon Lovitz ... Sol

Cheech Marin ... Julio Escobar

John Rhys-Davies ... Johnny Windsor
Salli Richardson-Whitfield ... Bambi (as Salli Richardson)

Jamie Foxx ... Hassan El Ruk'n
Rocky Carroll ... Artemus St. John Saint

Albert Hall ... Roper's Manager
Susan Gibney ... Vivian
Michael Jace ... Marvin Shabazz
Duane Davis ... Palace Guard #1
Lamont Johnson ... Palace Guard #2
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91 min
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Director Cameo: [Reginald Hudlin]the last dancer in the closing credits of the film. more
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Continuity: The length of Roper's cigarette just before the fight. more
Quotes:
James Roper: Hey, we ain't duckin' you man. You're just so black we can't find you! more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs Roger & Me (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Knocked Nekked (From The Waist Down) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Very sharp boxing satire!, 8 May 2007
8/10
Author: Sammy_Sam_Sam from United Kingdom

Reading through the reviews on here, I can only assume that the humour in this film was wasted on a lot of people. Boxing is one of the few sports that translates well into the movies, with there being a decent number of great films based around the sport. This is slightly different to most however, as it takes a very humorous, cynical approach. There are so many memorable scenes and lines in the movie, right from the opening scene it's spot-on and I really can't work out where this criticism of the direction stems from! The fight scenes are over quickly and are nothing like the real thing - obviously - it's a comedy, not a documentary (sigh).

Like I said, I can only assume that the biting satire has been wasted on some viewers who were clearly expecting something different from the film. Each to their own, the film seems to have missed it's audience, but a 5 or 6 out of ten it certainly isn't! For me, it's definitely one of the better comedies out there. It's sharp, funny and well worth watching. 8 out of 10.

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